Miyagegashi
refers to a sweet made with the purpose of selling it as a souvenir. As with most other Japanese souvenirs, the typical is a regional specialty and cannot be bought outside its specific geographic area. The making and selling of is an important part of Japan's souvenir industry.
List of
- Available everywhere:
- * Japanese cheesecake
- Fukuoka:
- *, rolled pastry containing red bean paste
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- Fukushima:
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- * Mamador
- Hiroshima:
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- Hokkaido:
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- * Royce'
- Hyōgo:
- * Castella, a sponge cake made of sugar, flour, eggs, and starch syrup. Castella was brought to Japan by Portuguese merchants in the 16th century. The name is derived from Portuguese Pão de Castela, meaning "bread from Castile". Castella cake is usually sold in long boxes, with the cake inside being approximately long.
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- Kumamoto:
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- Kyoto:
- *, one of the region's best known. It is made from glutinous rice flour, sugar and cinnamon. Baked, it is similar to. Raw, unbaked has a soft, mochi-like texture and is often eaten wrapped around red bean paste, and may come in a variety of different flavours.
- Nagoya:
- *
- Okinawa:
- *, a traditional small biscuit made of mostly lard and flour, with a mild and sweet flavor very similar to shortbread.
- *, a variety of citrus peeled and reduced in sugar for up to several days, then dusted with toppings
- Tokyo:
- * Tokyo Banana, which is manufactured and sold by. The individually wrapped steamed sponge cake filled with a sweet banana custard went on sale in 1991 and is massively popular.